Antariksh Bothale
Software Engineer at Google, Creator of SanskritSahitya.org, Linguist, Photographer
Mountain View, California
Summary
Antariksh is a highly skilled software engineer with significant experience at major tech companies like Google and BloomReach. His work at Google involves developing features for the Google Assistant's Productivity and Notes/Lists verticals, while at BloomReach, he contributed to search relevance and ranking, holding patents in 'Synonym Generation' and 'Attribute Extraction.' antarikshbothale+2
He possesses a strong academic background, with a Dual Degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay and a Master's in Computational Linguistics from the University of Washington. This interdisciplinary education fuels his unique approach to technology and languages. antarikshbothale
Antariksh is deeply passionate about languages, particularly Sanskrit, which led him to create SanskritSahitya.org. This platform leverages his expertise in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to make ancient Sanskrit texts accessible, searchable, and enriched with modern computational tools. He also maintains the 'Linguistrix' blog, where he explores 'Popular Linguistics.' sanskritsahitya+3
Beyond his technical and linguistic pursuits, Antariksh is an accomplished photographer specializing in travel, wildlife, and landscapes, with active portfolios on Instagram and 500px. He is also a dedicated birder, having observed over 450 species, and enjoys literary arts, cooking, and traveling. antarikshbothale+3
Work
Education
Projects
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Synonym Generation
December 1, 2016U.S. Patent (US20160350395A1, US10095784B2) co-invented at BloomReach, detailing a system for generating and identifying synonyms to improve search engine effectiveness by bridging the gap between user query language and content language.
Attribute Extraction
European Patent (EP3510499A4) co-invented at BloomReach, focusing on methods for extracting attributes from product information, likely used to enhance product search and categorization.